HYDERABAD: The MCC Hyderabad State Warehouse (SWH) deposited Rs10million into the national exchequer. The amount was collected through auction and duties/taxes during the month of October 2017-18.
These goods were seized by the Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO), Customs Preventive Hyderabad, on the instructions of Hyderabad Collector, Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq, under the supervision of Additional Collector Dr Aamer Nawaz Hamid.
The collectorate has released the impounded consignments of foreign origin vehicles and non-duty-paid smuggled cigarettes of different brands after receiving the taxable duties and taxes during the month of October 2017-18. Through auction and following all duties and taxes including customs duty, import duty, sale proceed and fine and penalties, Motamar Alam-E-Islami (MI) deposited Rs10.1million of all customs duties and taxes of Rs4.9million as sales taxes, Rs1.5million of federal excise duty, duty on import goods, FED and advance income tax and duty of Rs3.8million earned from the smuggling items including cigarettes of different brands during October 2017-18.
Deputy Collector (HQ) Basit Hussain’s team comprised Superintendent Nadeem Ahmed Usmani, Hyderabad State Warehouse In-Charge Inspectors Alawdin KK, Saleem Ajmeri, Tariq Ghani, Sharif Shaikh, UDC Tikam Das and Havaldar Muhammad Hussain.
MCC Hyderabad Model Customs Collector Akhlaq Ahmad Khattaq and Additional Collector Dr Aamer Nawaz Hamid have appreciated the performance of the team.